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A Pew Research Center survey of 1,500 randomly selected people, with a sampling error of +/-3 percent, showed that 52 percent of the respondents viewed the military effort in Afghanistan to be going well. Based on this result, what percentage of the population views the military effort in Afghanistan to be going well?


A) 52 percent
B) anywhere from 49 to 52 percent
C) anywhere from 52 to 55 percent
D) anywhere from 49 to 55 percent
E) sampling error and the question wording make it impossible to determine

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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What is the current policy mood?


A) in favor of government action at the state level but not at the federal level
B) strongly favors government action because of continuing unemployment
C) Measures of the policy mood in the past few years have been very unstable.
D) generally neutral toward government action
E) Opposition to government action is as high as it has been since World War II.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Public opinion research shows that broad beliefs such as what a person wants from government:


A) form early in life.
B) are typically unstable throughout life.
C) vary from the ages of 18 through 45 but then stabilize.
D) are difficult for researchers to measure, so little is known about them.
E) form later in life after age 30, when a person learns more about how government operates.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Explain how latent opinions and "considerations" might affect one's views on gay marriage, immigration, health care, or the economy. Give an example of how considerations might explain recent shifts in public opinion on a major issue such as gay marriage.

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What is one way to get a good sample for a mass survey?


A) volunteered responses
B) random digit dialing
C) issue scales
D) push polls
E) convenience sampling

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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By far the most common way of judging public opinion is through the use of mass surveys. What are the main attributes of mass surveys? What are some of their principal strengths and weaknesses when used to understand public opinion? Are mass surveys, on the whole, a reliable way to understand public opinion? Why or why not?

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According to Jacobs and Shapiro, politicians play an active role in creating public opinion by:


A) paying for push polls that will produce the results they want.
B) conducting town hall interviews with voters.
C) framing the way they put forward proposals to try and sway the public.
D) spending campaign money on television advertising.
E) only supporting those positions that polls show a majority of voters support.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Maria is asked to take a survey. One of the questions asks her about her views on the new head of the Federal Reserve. While Maria had not really thought about it before, she was able to come up with an answer. This is an example of a(n) :


A) policy mood.
B) latent opinion.
C) political ideology.
D) partisan identification.
E) consideration.

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following best describes the contemporary political science perspective on public opinion?


A) Most people's political opinions are latent and are only formed when needed.
B) People only have strong and informed opinions on issues and subjects about
Economic issues.
C) Most people are not well educated and should be discouraged from participating in politics until they learn more about American government.
D) Most people seek out information on political issues but often fail to comprehend what they read or hear.
E) People typically have well-formed opinions on most issues because of the abundance of news and political information available on the Internet.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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